r/AITA: Coworker Arrested for Stealing $1800 Chair, Mom Refuses to Feed Kids, and Ex's Affair Partner's Infertility

Theft of an $1800 Chair

• 💡 OP brought their own Herman Miller Aeron chair to a new sales job due to discomfort with the provided seating.
• 🎯 A coworker, who had been in the industry for 15 years, took OP's chair, leading to a confrontation.
• 🔑 Despite the owner's suggestion that chairs were first-come, first-served, OP insisted on retrieving their property.
• ⚠️ When the coworker refused to return the chair, OP called the police, who arrested the coworker after OP presented a receipt with a serial number.
• 💥 OP's boss threatened termination if OP pressed charges, but OP proceeded, resulting in immediate firing and the coworker's arrest, potentially costing him his security license and job.

Parental Neglect and Harsh Words

• 📌 A 17-year-old OP is facing a situation where their mother is refusing to buy food due to a disagreement with her 19-year-old son.
• 💔 The mother, who relies on SNAP, demanded $100 from her son for food when the government shut down, and he refused.
• 🗣️ In response, the mother declared she would no longer buy food for anyone, leading OP to question why she had children if she would regret them.
• ⚠️ OP expressed anger, suggesting abortion or never having had children, and that her brother should be the one punished for not helping.
• 🚨 The mother's response implied she wished she had aborted her children, stating she had already raised them.

Ex-Husband, Affair Partner, and Infertility

• 💔 OP's ex-husband cheated with a coworker for three years, leading to divorce and a contentious co-parenting relationship.
• 🚫 The ex-husband and affair partner fought for full custody but lost, resulting in 50/50 shared custody.
• 😠 OP harbors resentment towards the affair partner for her role in the marriage's destruction and celebrates the children's dislike for her.
• ❓ The ex-husband and affair partner approached OP at a school event to discuss the affair partner's infertility and their struggle to conceive.
• 🗣️ They asked OP to be more compassionate, encouraging, and to help the kids bond with the affair partner, suggesting OP's